Golf game board



Nov. 19, 1929. T. H. DECKER 1,736,523

GOLF GAME BOARD Filed May 31, 1927 ENQ/w 5% Patented Nov. 19, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF GAME BOARD Application led Hay 31, 1927. Serial No. 195,202.

This invention relates to a golf game board. In my co-pending applications, entitled Golf putting device, Serial No. 170,767,

filed February 25, 1927, and Registering mechanism for golf driving machine, Serial No. 175,343, iled March 14, 1927, I have disclosed machines for playing an indoor game of golf similar in naturel and skill required to the out-door game.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a golf game board bearing a similitude of a golf course andhavingmeans for following over the course the flight of a golf ball as determined on suitable machines to permit a clear visualization of play by strokes.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

On the drawings: l,

Figure 1 is a top lan view of a golf game board embodying t e principles of my invention.

vFigure 2 is a sectional view taken on line II--II of Figure 1.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates as a whole a board or plat on which is laid out a similitude of a golf course including tees 2, greens 3, cups 4, fairways 5, a water course 6, and the like. In the present embodiment of my invention, there is illustrated a similitude of a nine hole golf course, but it Vwill be understood that any number of holes up to eighteen may be shown.

A raised strip 7 extends between each tee and its corresponding cup, said strips being provided with enlargements 8 to denote the greens 3 and extensions 9 therebeyond to allow for overdriving said greens. The strips 7 are each laid oi in spaced linear measure and marked with suitable indicia 10 to denote the distance from the tee toward the corresponding cup, said indicia 10 being carried beyond the cups 4 on the extensions 9. The strips 7 are further provided with parallel lines of holes 11 extending the full length of said strips, and are preferably four in number, into which pegs 12 are adapted to be placed to indicate the position of a golf ball in play. Additional holes 13, preferably sixteen in number, are arranged 1n two parallel rows on each side of each cup 4 to permit the strokes` used in putting to be separately tallied.

While a golf game board such as described may be used in connection with areal game of golf to illustrate the various plays, it is especially adapted to be used with the golf driving and putting machines disclosed in my co-pending applications hereinbefore mentioned. With such machines, the present golf game board affords an interesting in.- door game requiring much of the skill necessary in a real game.

In starting 0E, a player first drives the ball against my golf driving machine which serves to indicate the length of the drive. The

drive is then plotted upon the game board 1y along the strip 7 of the first hole. Supposing the drive to have been two hundred yards, a peg 12 is pegged in at 200 as represented on the strip 7. The player may then take a midiron or brassie and play again against the driving machine, the result of the length of his play being again plotted from his previous position on the strip 6 with a second peg 12, leaving the first peg in position. Supposing the second stroke to have resulted in placing the ball upon the green, the player then putts on the putting machine and records the result again on the game board. If the length of the putt is such as to fail to carry the ball into the cup, a third peg 12 is placed in ahole 13 at one side of the cup, the player thus keeping track of his putts separately. A reasonable latitu le is allowed on the putting machine, so that if the machine registers a length of putt which exceeds by less than four feet, for instance, the distance from the ball to the cup, the hole is conceded to the player. Should the player in this approach shot, overshoot'the green, in the extension 9 come into use. For each putt, a peg is placed in one of the holes 13, so that at the end of the game, the number of putts may be counted. A sin le player, a twosome, or foursome may play t e game. leaving the pegs in the respective holes 4 until the end of the game, each player may visualize the holes 4 his plays and analyze his game or compare it with anotherls game.

By tallying the number of strokes required for each hole and taking into consideration the strokes lost by hitting the ball into the natural water course 6 or out of bounds, as shown on the driving machine, the player is able to obtain a very fair idea of his skill at the game. A set of ground rules may be worked out and adhered to in order that every player will be on an equal footing.

It will thus be appreciated that l have provided a golf game board which, in conjunction with suitable golf driving and putting machines, affords a very interesting as well as Ainstructive game of indoor golf.

l am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the spirit of this invention, and lt do not desire limiting the patent granted otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

l. A golf game board comprising a board arranged to simulate a golf course, raised strips extending between the tees and to and beyond the greens, said strips having four rows of holes for receiving pegs of a plurality of players to indicate distances of the Several shots made by the several players, said strips having lateral enlargements adjacent the greens with a plurality of holes in such enlargements to indicate by inserted pegs the number of putts made by every player on the green, and pegs inserted by every player for every stroke made and retained until the end 'of the game, whereby the players may visualize the strokes and distances made by the several players.

2. A golf game board comprising a board arranged to simulate a golf course, raised strips extending between the tees and to and beyond the greens, said strips having four rows of holes for receiving pegs of a plurality of players to indicate distances of the several shots made by the several players, indicia adjacent said strips indicating linear distances from the tees, said strips havin lateral enlargements adjacent the greens wit a plurality of holes in such enlargements to indicate by inserted pegs the number of putts made by every player on the greens, and pegs inserted by every player for every stroke made and retained until the end of the game whereby the players may visualize the strokes and distances made by the several players.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub scribed my name.

THEODGRE H. DECKER.. 

